Jamie Lee Curtis

Born Nov. 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, Jamie Lee Curtis was the daughter of movie stars and "America's Sweethearts," Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. She grew up in Los Angeles, but graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, and briefly attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA before leaving to pursue acting. Although she had already worked considerably in television by then, her first truly famous role came in John Carpenter's seminal horror film, "Halloween" (1978). As Laurie Strode, the shy babysitter stalked by "the boogeyman" Michael Myers, Curtis offered a strong and intelligent lead in the film; one of the earliest in the influential slasher genre. Critics were divid... Continue Bio >>